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Old 05-13-2011, 09:29 PM   #16
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Cloud Dragon and Sun are about the same. Keep in mind that I am not holding the Sky Dragon but I do hold the Sun. The Sky Dragon feels softer but it is a pebbled leather so it feels different.
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Thank you for letting me know. They are both pretty and it is damned hard to decide which one to get!
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Old 05-14-2011, 07:44 AM   #18
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Well there is an easy answer, buy both and alternate. (ducks)
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Old 05-14-2011, 08:39 AM   #19
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I just bought these two:
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LOL Great choices
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Old 05-14-2011, 02:36 PM   #21
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LOL Great choices


I couldn't make up my mind. Choosing was hard, but waiting for them will even be harder!
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Old 05-14-2011, 02:59 PM   #22
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I got my Cloud Dragon in red for my kindle last week ^^ it's fab!
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Old 05-14-2011, 03:05 PM   #23
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I got my Cloud Dragon in red for my kindle last week ^^ it's fab!
Are you one yourself? A dragon I mean? How does it feel to the touch? Soft or smooth?
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Just an FYI, you can ask them to customize a cover for you by removing the wool pad and the pocket if you want. There are folks who don't realize this and are bummed after they find out that it was an option.
Good suggestion....if I could do it again I'd eliminate the wool. OTOH, I'd maybe not have bought an Oberon at all. I think they are overrated. If you delete the wool do you end up with more of the black vinyl looking stuff, or the rough unfinished leather?
This is my beef with mine. The insides leave a bit to be desired, and this 'lining' (what the wool is attached to) is kinda cheapo. It looks to be black vinyl. It may not be, but whatever it is it's lame.
If you delete the wool, what do you get? The inside needs a 'finished' look as I see it. More unfinished backside leather, or more vinyl. A lose/lose IMO.

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Old 05-26-2011, 08:04 AM   #25
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I don't know what is left if you remove the wool. I have yet to see one. I do know that people have asked for it to be removed because they are allergic or have pets.
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Wordeater,
If you order an Oberon cover made without the the wool, the entire leather (not vinyl) lining on the left side is smooth and black. (Just like the surface of the lining on the right side). Apparently this is a relatively common request as some people are allergic to wool, and the lining can also attract pet hair. The small pocket on the left will be present, but it is possible to have that omitted also.

I have an Oberon K2 cover for my PRS-950, made without the wool lining. I checked it before writing to be certain that my recollection that the black lining was leather rather than vinyl was correct.

I admit that I, too, would prefer the uncovered gap in the lining (which lies where the 'spine' would be in a book) to be black. Having the interior all one color would be aesthetically more pleasing. I wonder if extending the lining material would make the spine area too stiff and unwieldy. Perhaps it was considered more desirable to have openings that allowed the cover stiffeners to be inserted or removed at will.

I still feel that my cover was well made, and saw photographs on Oberon's site and on their Facebook page that depicted the cover exactly as I received it. (ie with a gap in the lining that allows the suede back of the exterior leather to show through). I didn't reply to your post in order to quarrel with you, but to say that the lining is in fact leather, and to offer my opinion of Oberon's products.

ETA: I have also just realized that leaving the sides of the lining open allows access to the small elastic portion of the closure if it should need replacing.

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The covers are still not here. Oberon shipped them at the 18th and they were consigned to German customs at the 24th but I have not heard anything since. The USPS website seems only to track till customs. This means I have now means to find out what happened to my order or when I will get it. I am just hoping the covers are well worth all the trouble!

I also found out why I was not able to order directly from the Oberon site. This is what Eileen from Oberon CS wrote to me:

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I feel that I should explain our predicament. We have experienced a rash of fraudulent web orders recently with a variety of countries including Germany as the ship to address. Unfortunately because of this experience we have had to add very stringent ordering guidelines to our website. We are very sorry that this experience has been less than satisfactory but hope that you understand the difficulties which accompany shipping orders internationally. Please save my email address – in the future if you would like to place an order I will be more than happy to assist you in doing so.
Even though I understand they don't want to be subject to fraud orders, I do think there should be some other way than taking certain countries from your odering list. You have to pay before your order is sent out so I do not quite see how they can be scammed. But anyway if someone wants to order from Germany one has to do so by contacting their sales or CS department.
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Here is hoping your covers clear customs soon.

I wonder if they sent the covers and then had someone call their credit card company and say it was a fraudulent order and get the charge revoked.
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That is a long wait. I'm hoping you get it soon. From what I understand they are worth the wait.
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That is a long wait. I'm hoping you get it soon. From what I understand they are worth the wait.
They did and they are!!!

They are most wonderful and of awesome quality. Thank you again, Prof!!!

But I do have to say the 650 sits extremely thight in the small journal. So anyone interested in an Oberon cover might look for an old Sony600 cover instead. As I plan to use them on my at home reader this is no problem for me.

I like the feel of the Fairy better as the feel of the CloudDragon. The CloudDragon is somewhat stiffer.

Gosh, now I do have to do some serious "feeling" and "touching" with my good to the touch feeling touchscreen reader
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